3.0 Freeze Bill Segments

Reference: Manage Meter Charges Process Model - Page 1 for the associated business process diagram.

Group:

•	Freeze Bill Segment

•	Batch Billing

Actor/Role: CC&B

Description: The Bill Segments and associated Financial Transaction are frozen in CC&B. The Bill Freeze Option on the Installation Options controls when a Service Agreement's balance and General Ledger is affected by the Bill Segment and must be configured to meet the organization's accounting practices.

•	Manual Process: Process is initiated by CSR or Authorized User when he/she requests to Freeze Bill Segments created for Service Agreement.

•	Automated Process: This is a component of Batch Billing process and gets executed as a part of scheduled batch billing process that runs periodically. Functionality is the same as described in Manual process.

Note: If Customer has Net Metering sub SA, see 4.2.2.15 CC&B.Manage Net Energy Metering Charges for details.

Available Algorithms

•	BSFZ-Empty - This is a Customer Class Bill Segment freeze/cancel algorithm

•	C1-RV-TRUP - FT Freeze algorithm for sub SA: Transition TUM to Reverse True Up

Business Objects

•	C1-NEMTrueUpTask

Process

•	BILLING - The Bill cycle Batch processing creates Bills for accounts with an "open" Bill cycle.

Entities to Configure

•	Installation Options - Bill Freeze Options

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SA Type